City In Review: Chicago

East Garfield Park · 2024-08

East Garfield Park permit value jumps to $7.9M

East Garfield Park pulled 22 permits in August, down from 33 the month before, but their total value shot up nearly fivefold to $7.9 million. Eleven of those were express permits, the fast-track paperwork the city uses for smaller jobs. Six more covered renovations or alterations. Two demolition permits and two new-construction permits rounded out the month. No new business licenses were issued, and the neighborhood reported zero service requests—a data artifact that suggests incomplete feeds rather than a sudden outbreak of civic perfection.

By the numbers

Building permits22
Declared construction value$7,936,524
New business licenses26
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests871
Reported crimes400
Violent crimes171
Failed food inspections4

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